Canadian Solar Production Facility In Suzhou, China Catches On Fire (& Canadiannts In NC) Solar Gets 30 MW Deal At 5 Utility-Scale Solar Power

Canadian Solar’s production facility in Suzhou, China experienced a fire on February 17th, according to reports from Chinese media. The fire, which is said to have started at a solar cell manufacturing line, reportedly resulted in no employee injuries and only minimal impacts on infrastructure. While there have yet to be any official announcements made about it, ROTH Capital financial analyst Philip Shen reportedly told clients (after speaking with Canadian Solar IR representatives) that the fire was relatively small, and occurred in the wafer chemical etch area for texturing the wafers before cell processing. http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/25/canadian-solars-production-facility-suzhou-china-catches-fire/